MANUKA 1903-1929

BuilderWm Denny & BrosWhere BuiltDumbarton, ScotlandDate Built1903Length x Breadth113 metresTonnage4534 GRTNumber of passengers195 First 130 SecondPropulsionTwin screw steamOwners & Previous Names1903-29 USSCoAdditional NotesIt was the 34th ship built by Dennys for the Union Company and sister ship to MOERAKI built the previous year. Spent most of her time on trans Tasman trade but also some trans Pacific voyages. In January 1904 made a fast 10 hours 29 minutes passage from Lyttelton to Wellington. Wrecked on Long Point, South Otago in 1929 without loss of life when on passage Bluff to Dunedin.